Sharing client's C:

[PreviousPoster]

We are running Windows 2003 server with Active Directory and about 200 client XP machines. When the PC's were deployed the local C: was not shared. Is there a way thru Group Policy that I can add a share of the local C: with Administrator rights so that I can access the PC thru Network Places? I'm trying to prevent from visiting all 200 machines to set it up.

[PreviousPoster]

So, you removed the administrative share in your main client image I guess?

I can think of 2 methods to get them back:

1. Using a Computer Startup script (don't have the code here but I'm sure you can "google it").

2. Using Group Policy Preferences
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Group-Policy-related-changes-Windows-Server-2008-Part3.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Group-Policy-related-changes-Windows-Server-2008-Part4.html

[PreviousPoster]

No, the default C$ share is still there and was not removed. But that is hidden and cannot be seen from Network Places. I always add a new share on my client PC's with admin permissions so that I can access the clients HD from Explorer or Network Places if I wanted. Reason I do that is so that I can copy files, do cleanup, ect.. if need be. Someone else, in this position, prior to me, set the PC's up and did not do that.

[PreviousPoster]

Well, to be honest I think you'll find that most admins around the world just use the default administrative shares - Start > Run... > "\\client001\c$" etc. - but you have some alternatives from me (I would go for GPP).